December 15
Finish Tough Guise 2
Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.
Gauging Your Distraction from The New York Times
To View: Wales PSA
Discussion
Viral Videos - TED
Top Viral Videos
December 7-11
Gender Study Films:
Miss Representation and Tough Guide 2
Venn Diagram and Questions on Gender in Media
December 3
What do your clothes say about you? T-Shirt PowerPoint
Assignment: Create a T-shirt representing today's pop culture that will be nostalgic 20-30 years from now.
See Google classroom.
December 1
Music Video Analysis
November 24
Continue Presentations
Black Friday - PowerPoint
Watch:" Cathedrals of Consumption" and "Stuff Mart"
Response #10 Are We Programmed to Shop?
Celebrity Music Vidos
November 20
Present Ad Campaigns
Celebrity Culture Timeline
November 18
Response 9: Would you like to be a reality star? Real World Contract
Reality TV: Presentation and Handout
November 16
Television: Teen Stereotypes group work
Watch Freaks and Geeks
Response 8 - Stereotypes
November 12
Advertising Test
Work time on project
November 10
Present "The Pitch"
Work Time on Project
Advertising Test Next
Class Project due 11/20
November 6
Storyboard Language and Examples and Sequence Guidelines
Film Angles Video & Storyboard/Commercial Splitscreen
"The Pitch" - Groups will present next class
November 4
Begin Advertising Campaign - Outline - Scoring Guide
View "Color Theory in Advertising"
Work on Slogan and Logo and Script
October 30
Finish Consuming Kids Part 5-7 - Questions
Response #7 - "Logorama"
Logo kahoot
October 28
Political Ad Analysis - Propaganda Techniques
Watch Consuming Kids Part 1-4
October 26
Children in Politcal Advertising
Watch the following commercials:
Complete this form
Finish: - A Body of Ads
October 22
Notes: Subliminal Advertising
Finish: - A Body of Ads
October 20
SUB - The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
10 Questions
October 15
Notes: Product Placement and Cross Promotion and Native Advertsing
More Creative/Creepy Advertising
Continue Group Project: A Body of Ads
October 13
Notes: Newer Trends in Advertising
Continue Group Project: A Body of Ads
October 9
Notes: Advertising Appeals
Begin Group Project: A Body of Ads
October 7
Finish The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson: Centered, From Above, SNL
Essay Due 10/15
October 5
Begin The Grand Budapest Hotel
October 1
Visual Literacy Quiz
Movie Trailer Analysis - 2014 Oscars
September 29
Pixlr Day 4
Visual Literacy Quiz Next Class
September 25
Pixlr Day 3
September 23
Photo Tampering Throughout History
Pixlr Day 2 - In Google Classroom
September 21
Response 5: Read this article
Pixlr Day 1
September 17
Assemble Scavenger Hunts
Movie Poster Analysis - Google Classroom
September 15
Visual Puzzlers
Notes: Composition
Photo Scavenger Hunt
September 11
Response #4Remembering September 11
Song Analysis
September 9
High School Celebs
Is seeing believing? - The President and ?
Response 3: Is Google Knowledge?
September 4
The Truman Show - Socratic Seminar
Alternate Assignment for absent students
September 2
Finish The Truman Show - Socratic Seminar next class
August 31 - Sub
Begin The Truman Show
Character Notes
August 27
Is all popular country music the same?
Unit 1 Test
Celebrities in High School
August 25
View Paperslide videos
Notes: Media Literacy Theory
Response 2:Everything is a Remix 1, 2
Unit 1 Test Next Class
August 21
Notes: 5 Core Concepts, 5 Key Questions
To View: - Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer
Pharrel Williams - Happy
Work on and Film Paper Slide Project
August 19
Response 1: Shift Happens 4.0 and 2014 Remix
Discussion
Working Together: Paper Slides
August 17
Can you name these products from their first letter?
Notes: What is Media Literacy?
John Green's Letter to Returning Students
Timed Writing Choices:
- A response letter to John Green
- A letter to yourself about your education
- A letter your teachers about your expectations for this year
August 13
Class Intro and Syllabus